Jeff Ulbrich refutes notion that Jets ‘checked out’ towards Payments

Jeff Ulbrich disagreed with Sauce Gardner.

Days after Gardner stated his teammates “checked out” of their 40-14 loss to the Payments on Sunday, the Jets’ interim head coach had a special view.

“I took a tough have a look at the tape,” Ulbrich stated Friday. “I actually did, and never due to his feedback, however I took a tough have a look at the tape as a result of that’s what you do in instances like this. I stated it earlier than: Adversity is a present, and it actually reveals individuals. And I regarded exhausting at this tape, and I particularly regarded exhausting when the rating received out of whack, and I didn’t see something, something.

“I didn’t see one human being tapping. I didn’t see one man relenting. I didn’t. That’s my tackle it.”

Jets head coach Jeff Ulbrich on the sideline in the third quarter against the Bills at Highmark Stadium. — Jets head coach Jeff Ulbrich on the sideline within the third quarter towards the Payments at Highmark Stadium. USA TODAY Sports activities by way of Reuters Con

Gardner was dominated out for Sunday’s finale towards the Dolphins with a hamstring harm.

Tyler Conklin, Morgan Moses, Alijah Vera-Tucker and Quinnen Williams are questionable.

Sauce Gardner walks off the field after the Jets lost to the Rams on Dec. 22. — Sauce Gardner won’t play within the Jets’ season finale. Invoice Kostroun for the NY Submit

The Jets doubtless received’t be going through Tua Tagovailoa as they attempt to spoil the Dolphins’ playoff hopes.

Tagovailoa is listed as uncertain and is unlikely to play Sunday resulting from a hip harm, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel stated Friday.

Tagovailoa missed the Dolphins’ Week 17 win over the Browns with the harm, which he suffered throughout the staff’s Week 16 loss to the Texans.

Tyler Huntley is predicted to make his fifth begin of the season in Tagovailoa’s place.

Through the Dolphins’ 32-26 win over the Jets in Week 13, Tagovailoa accomplished 33 of 47 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns.

In 4 begins this yr, Huntley has accomplished 66.3 p.c of his passes for 602 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, together with 119 speeding yards and two extra touchdowns on the bottom.

The Dolphins formally eradicated the Jets from the playoffs — marking the staff’s 14th straight yr with out a playoff look — with that Week 13 win.

The Jets can return the favor and get rid of the Dolphins from the playoffs with a win Sunday.

Miami wants a win and a Broncos loss with the intention to attain the playoffs.